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and we've heard a lot of criticism over president obama's pick of chuck hagel for secretary of defense but perhaps the more controversial appointment the nominee for cia director has been overlooked i had a look at john brennan's questionable history from drone attacks to the kill list and bush era torture tactics. and a new study finds that homicides have actually increased in states that have an act of the stand your ground law this law give americans a license to kill will debate this smoking gun just ahead. it's tuesday january eighth eight pm here in washington d.c. you i'm liz of all in you're watching our team. well begin with the developing story accused whistleblower bradley manning is back in court this week the former army private accused of the biggest classified document breach in u.s. history among the slew of charges manning is facing is aiding the enemy and just moments ago the military judge presided over the case the judge agreed to take a hundred twelve days off manning's eventual sentence this is on grounds of manning was subjected to unlawful pretrial punishment to
and we've heard a lot of criticism over president obama's pick of chuck hagel for secretary of defense but perhaps the more controversial appointment the nominee for cia director has been overlooked i had a look at john brennan's questionable history from drone attacks to the kill list and bush era torture tactics. and a new study finds that homicides have actually increased in states that have an act of the stand your ground law this law give americans a license to kill will debate this...
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some issues like civil liberties obama's worst. i mean he's entering his fourth term especially with appoint someone like brennan and the systematic erosion of our civil liberties the anti war movement also completely died the bush policies continued the blind party loyalty cause the death of the liberal class. you know what happened was in two thousand and four the leaders of the antiwar movement and i think in a very misguided decision decided to call a moratorium on demonstrations to elect john kerry who during the campaign if you remember out bush bush you know i would have never withdrawn from fallujah i mean it was and i think that this is part of the left failure that's not our job to take . to stand fast around moral imperative. and and challenge will centers of our democratic and republican. and so yes i think any war movement itself there's a great deal of culpability for it's its demise that it never really resurrected itself after that decision it almost seemed like it was just popular really. light shined a light on ho
some issues like civil liberties obama's worst. i mean he's entering his fourth term especially with appoint someone like brennan and the systematic erosion of our civil liberties the anti war movement also completely died the bush policies continued the blind party loyalty cause the death of the liberal class. you know what happened was in two thousand and four the leaders of the antiwar movement and i think in a very misguided decision decided to call a moratorium on demonstrations to elect...
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and in effect it creates an official secrets act which we don't have in this country so even though obama was elected as the change president and on a platform of openness and transparency he actually has expanded the bush secrecy regime that had been put in place over the preceding eight years and this is a trend that will just continue to exacerbate over the next four years i do not see it getting any better i mean right now ironically brennan john brennan. who is this drone daddy and who is the list approved a lot of the torture techniques on which john kiriakou blew the whistle john brennan is now nominated to head the cia so to me that clear cut find of what will get you promoted and then stay within the cia and what will get you thrown in jail just talk about it's just that i mean what does it say about a society about a country that we award applaud to people who are committing these horrific acts i mean overseeing the assassination program completely without due process drone wars i mean we're putting them at top levels of these cabinets and then we're persecuting prosecuting and
and in effect it creates an official secrets act which we don't have in this country so even though obama was elected as the change president and on a platform of openness and transparency he actually has expanded the bush secrecy regime that had been put in place over the preceding eight years and this is a trend that will just continue to exacerbate over the next four years i do not see it getting any better i mean right now ironically brennan john brennan. who is this drone daddy and who is...
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massive increase and how does this fit with the notion that many in this country have that president obama isn't doing enough to deal with the quote immigration problem actual comedy at all is the founder of the organization quentin may and join me earlier i asked him what does this say about immigration under the obama administration take a lesson that there really what has happened is the criminalization of migration of immigration and what do i mean by that that there's been over emphasis on in forstmann capacities meaning on securing the border particularly militarizing the border the use of technology the use of a lot of money to patrol the border which is customs and border patrol c.b.p. takes about twelve billion dollars and then we have internal controls or ice which means the detention and removal again also partly to focus on what we're calling criminalization of migration because this ends up in our judicial system through immigration procedures and criminal procedures integration is a civil matter it has always been treated as a civil matter and it would always be a civil matte
massive increase and how does this fit with the notion that many in this country have that president obama isn't doing enough to deal with the quote immigration problem actual comedy at all is the founder of the organization quentin may and join me earlier i asked him what does this say about immigration under the obama administration take a lesson that there really what has happened is the criminalization of migration of immigration and what do i mean by that that there's been over emphasis on...
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president obama has slowed federal spending faster than any president in recent history so why are republicans moaning and groaning so much that and more in tonight's politics panel and we've bailed them out and help prevent a total financial collapse so how does it you want to thank you me and our government i want to so i was busy i do have a case and what does this say about how and titled and bullet proof wall street feels today. you need to know this a nightmarish scenario of what might happen if republicans in congress refused to raise the debt limit is beginning to emerge an analysis by the bipartisan policy center found that if the debt limit is not raised by the end of february and chain reaction of events will happen that will destroy both the united states is and the global economy to begin with the treasury department makes roughly one hundred million payments among all of them payments already authorized by congress without an increase in the debt limit those checks can't be cut yet in the short term or yes in the short term the treasury can prioritize what they pay out first and
president obama has slowed federal spending faster than any president in recent history so why are republicans moaning and groaning so much that and more in tonight's politics panel and we've bailed them out and help prevent a total financial collapse so how does it you want to thank you me and our government i want to so i was busy i do have a case and what does this say about how and titled and bullet proof wall street feels today. you need to know this a nightmarish scenario of what might...
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was junior bush jr and obama let's add a percent and a barcoded percentage of g.d.p. that's a percentage if this is not this is the amount that he has this is budget deficits as a percentage of g.d.p. and you've got these are the real numbers the actual numbers forbes magazine published this and here you have to go i would lay my democrat g.d.p. gone up that's what you're not talking about his spending has gone up we know he's borrow this scenario in dollars that are giving the president ready for extending g.d.b. to do but lot. i'll give you guys partly this is the president's fault because when we had last that limits he caved in and agreed to about a trillion dollars in cuts and then he agreed to the sequester and all these deals down the road so republicans are banking that is just going to cave again now if miraculously he doesn't even if he pushes the right to the limit and republicans still want to go over and they do take us over and he doesn't do anything about it the never really confirmed the suspicions that a lot of people on the left of have for a long ti
was junior bush jr and obama let's add a percent and a barcoded percentage of g.d.p. that's a percentage if this is not this is the amount that he has this is budget deficits as a percentage of g.d.p. and you've got these are the real numbers the actual numbers forbes magazine published this and here you have to go i would lay my democrat g.d.p. gone up that's what you're not talking about his spending has gone up we know he's borrow this scenario in dollars that are giving the president ready...
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with barack obama nominated in john brennan to hit the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come into focus brennan nicknamed by some assess a mission vom is a supporter of on men drone attacks paul craig roberts of almost a sense that surreal the treasury believes america is now becoming the battleground in the war on terror brennan is moving the cia to a more powerful position which the cia will like what you see here is the movement of the cia away from being an intelligence agency toward being a police agency and a military force the. war on terror is becoming more and more directed at the american population it's the american population that's being spied on around the clock we now have drones flying here domestically all of this is coming on i hear spy drones and the unaccountability of these growing police agencies. they're often called man's a best friend but when the dawn of the time they can leave scars that never heal coming up we look at what's being done to control the u.k.'s dangerous animals. the inauguration are venezuela's reluctant preside
with barack obama nominated in john brennan to hit the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come into focus brennan nicknamed by some assess a mission vom is a supporter of on men drone attacks paul craig roberts of almost a sense that surreal the treasury believes america is now becoming the battleground in the war on terror brennan is moving the cia to a more powerful position which the cia will like what you see here is the movement of the cia away from being an intelligence agency...
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again with barack obama nominating john brennan the head the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come into focus again belle a nickname by some the assassinations are is a supporter of unmanned drone attacks now fred brand from an american antiwar activist and author says the deaths of hundreds of civilians are the controversial strikes proves one of two things about brennan. the message the president is sending is that i need to be able to say that i'm fighting terrorism for the short for my own short run political gain but in doing that he sowing a world when which i believe will kill many many more americans and next decade because where where ellen aiding so many muslims in terms of john brennan look at the first time he went public with this drone program and he said and this is a quote there hasn't been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency precision of the capabilities that we've been able to develop now for john brennan to say that there are only two possibilities one is the pathological liar he knows that will murder hundreds
again with barack obama nominating john brennan the head the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come into focus again belle a nickname by some the assassinations are is a supporter of unmanned drone attacks now fred brand from an american antiwar activist and author says the deaths of hundreds of civilians are the controversial strikes proves one of two things about brennan. the message the president is sending is that i need to be able to say that i'm fighting terrorism for the short...
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based on obama's budget finally this six hundred billion dollars if yes save that all could pay less than one sixth of the four trillion dollar deficits says this deal is also likely to create because it makes most bush tax cuts permanent so much for curbing our national debt just a quick reality check for you. all right let's wrap up at least change dimitry. let's we get from cliff let's talk about one quarter because there was another clip that lawmakers worried about this week the dairy cliff one provision of the measure passed by the senate avoids the so-called dairy cliff it extends portions of an expired farm bill through september so that will prevent milk price increases without the legislation mentioned this yesterday milk prices were expected to double up to eight dollars. why is the government involved in subsidizing the price of milk milk is not even good for you we are the only mammals that drink our own milk this is not a good thing to be involved in not that the government should be involved in the price of anything you mean we're the only mammals that drink other mamm
based on obama's budget finally this six hundred billion dollars if yes save that all could pay less than one sixth of the four trillion dollar deficits says this deal is also likely to create because it makes most bush tax cuts permanent so much for curbing our national debt just a quick reality check for you. all right let's wrap up at least change dimitry. let's we get from cliff let's talk about one quarter because there was another clip that lawmakers worried about this week the dairy...
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on bad war on terror is in focus and make claims obama's pick for the top job at the cia is june trigger happy don't miss that later in the program. there's still no sign of the violence between loyalists and police in belfast relenting after six a night of riots over the flying of the union flag angry mobs threw petrol bombs y. works and stones at offices a special meeting of union as representatives has been called to try and end the violence but the protest leaders say they want to take part in discussions and are preparing to take action in the irish capital dublin on saturday now me along the m.p. for belfort he says the violence was a premeditated and those in charge should be held responsible i think the problem is that there was political orchestration certainly in the initial stages of this particular on rest to try for example to use very emotive and inflammatory language around the session that my party was going to take kissing out of wrapping dye in the fly when in fact we were opposing a host of the nationalist to take the flag during retirement there was direct targeting o
on bad war on terror is in focus and make claims obama's pick for the top job at the cia is june trigger happy don't miss that later in the program. there's still no sign of the violence between loyalists and police in belfast relenting after six a night of riots over the flying of the union flag angry mobs threw petrol bombs y. works and stones at offices a special meeting of union as representatives has been called to try and end the violence but the protest leaders say they want to take part...
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senate is considering president obama's pick to lead the pentagon and the cia candidate for the spy chief post presidential counterterrorism advisor john brennan is a strong advocate of aggressive cia tactics and assoc you were a car virtual drone program as one of the agency's main tools for american anti-war activist and author believes brennan's nomination can backfire on the u.s. . the message the president is sending is that i need to be able to say that i'm fighting terror for the short for my own short run political gain but in doing that he's sowing a world when which i believe will kill many many more americans of next decade because where we're elevating so many muslims in terms of john brennan look at the first time he went public with this drone program and he said and this is a quote there hasn't been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency precision of the capabilities that we've been able to develop now for john brennan to say that there are only two possibilities one is the pathological liar he knows that will murder hundreds of civilians of the li
senate is considering president obama's pick to lead the pentagon and the cia candidate for the spy chief post presidential counterterrorism advisor john brennan is a strong advocate of aggressive cia tactics and assoc you were a car virtual drone program as one of the agency's main tools for american anti-war activist and author believes brennan's nomination can backfire on the u.s. . the message the president is sending is that i need to be able to say that i'm fighting terror for the short...
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thousand and twenty two defense spending will be six hundred eighteen billion dollars that's under obama's budget estimated by the c b o and the office of budget management and after ten years saving all that dough it will oh it's pay for the federal spending on the net interest on america's debt which is estimated to be seven hundred forty three billion dollars and twenty seven hundred forty three billion dollars and twenty twenty two again this is according to cvo and this six hundred billion dollars if you a save that all could pay less than one sixth of the four trillion dollar deficits says this deal is also likely to create because it makes most bush tax cuts permanent so much for curbing our national debt just a quick reality check for you. all right let's wrap up at least change dimitry. let's we get from cliff let's talk about one more because there was another clip that lawmakers worried about this week the dairy cliff one provision of the measure passed by the senate avoids the so-called dairy cliff it extends portions of an expired farm bill through september so that will preve
thousand and twenty two defense spending will be six hundred eighteen billion dollars that's under obama's budget estimated by the c b o and the office of budget management and after ten years saving all that dough it will oh it's pay for the federal spending on the net interest on america's debt which is estimated to be seven hundred forty three billion dollars and twenty seven hundred forty three billion dollars and twenty twenty two again this is according to cvo and this six hundred billion...
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planet well in the midst of all this bad news there is some good news and that is that we have seen the obama administration pass some of some fuel economy standards than the previous administration that is making our. cars and trucks going to be more fuel efficient pollute less contribute to greenhouse climate change less we're seeing every day and today even georgia power announced the retirement of more and more of more coal plants so there is the beginning of a shift away from the dirtiest fuels and yet we there is the beginning wind power and other renewables are beginning to grow in the in the u.s. one of the fiscal cliff last minute deals included extension of wind production tax credits so those are some small steps in the right direction and i think that as the country begins to really connect the dots between the really extreme weather we've seen and polls are showing that the public is beginning to connect the dots more we're going to be able to have a grown up conversation about climate change in this country and hopefully take the us to that point that you describe that we can be
planet well in the midst of all this bad news there is some good news and that is that we have seen the obama administration pass some of some fuel economy standards than the previous administration that is making our. cars and trucks going to be more fuel efficient pollute less contribute to greenhouse climate change less we're seeing every day and today even georgia power announced the retirement of more and more of more coal plants so there is the beginning of a shift away from the dirtiest...
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barack obama nominating john brennan to head the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come again into focus but a nickname by some the assassinations supporter of unmanned drone attacks paul craig roberts a former assistant secretary the treasury believes america's now becoming the battleground in the war on terror. moving. to a more powerful position which the c.e.o. wired what you see. is the movement. away from. agency but toward being your police agency and military force the. war on terror is becoming more and more directed at the american population it's the american population that's being expired on around the clock and we now have drones flying here domestically all of this is coming on right here spying the drones and the unaccountability of the growing police agencies at least two people have been left in a critical condition after a ferry rammed into a dock in new york as many as fifty seven other people are said to been injured that collision led to a huge gash on the starboard side of the bow you can see it there that dock itself too was
barack obama nominating john brennan to head the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come again into focus but a nickname by some the assassinations supporter of unmanned drone attacks paul craig roberts a former assistant secretary the treasury believes america's now becoming the battleground in the war on terror. moving. to a more powerful position which the c.e.o. wired what you see. is the movement. away from. agency but toward being your police agency and military force the. war...
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it is hotting up tell us talk about china specifically over christmas the obama administration quietly let it be known that the u.s. would be sending troops to thirty five african nations so america is not content with being five or six wars they want to be in thirty five wars plus ok so only a few months prior to this secretary of state hillary clinton warned of a certain nations colonizing africa of course i think everyone knows was who she was talking about let's talk about this day and collins. yeah this is the big china ad story is really interesting issue that's not getting too much press that china has basically replaced the west in africa they have built so many hydro power projects a lot of rail if you ask anybody in africa leadership or african themselves africa them so they are very happy with what's going on with the china african relationship the synergy synergies there are so good you know africa has resources china needs resources africa needs consumer products but they need sooner products it change price points not western price points so chinese consumer goods are hug
it is hotting up tell us talk about china specifically over christmas the obama administration quietly let it be known that the u.s. would be sending troops to thirty five african nations so america is not content with being five or six wars they want to be in thirty five wars plus ok so only a few months prior to this secretary of state hillary clinton warned of a certain nations colonizing africa of course i think everyone knows was who she was talking about let's talk about this day and...
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had votes but frankly federal law is still supreme in what federal laws and this is what president obama has said numerous times is that marijuana still illegal so i think the message to the world is that just because two states decided to legalize marijuana that this is really going to be caught up in the courts for a while and this is really the beginning of the conversation and not be and you know unfortunately voters were sold a false choice between prohibition on one side and super inforced and criminalization and legalization on the other side and the reality is that this is actually a false choice this is not between legalization or prohibition you can actually have a kind of policy that it's much more nuanced than that ok peter in washington what do you think about what the people in colorado and washington have done recently in the last election well given the choices and frankly i think kevin. has put them out there that that's the choice that we seem to have a lot of collateral damage or legalization and i would like to see a more nuanced approach but frankly from what i see.
had votes but frankly federal law is still supreme in what federal laws and this is what president obama has said numerous times is that marijuana still illegal so i think the message to the world is that just because two states decided to legalize marijuana that this is really going to be caught up in the courts for a while and this is really the beginning of the conversation and not be and you know unfortunately voters were sold a false choice between prohibition on one side and super...
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is barack obama nominating john brennan dead the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come into focus but a nickname by some assassinations is a supporter of unmanned drone attacks paul craig roberts a former assistant secretary of the treasury spoke to me please america is now becoming the battleground in the war on terror. brennan is moving the cia to a more powerful position which the cia will like what you see here is the movement of the cia away from being an intelligence agency but toward being a police agency and a military force the. war on terror is becoming more and more directed at the american population it's the american population that's being spied on around the clock and we now have drones flying here domestically all of this is coming on i hear the spying the drones and the unaccountability of these growing police agencies. they're often called man's best friend but when dangerous dogs attack they can leave as they never hear coming up and we look at what's being done to control the u.k. dangers and the. integration of venezuela's ree
is barack obama nominating john brennan dead the cia the future of the u.s. drone program has come into focus but a nickname by some assassinations is a supporter of unmanned drone attacks paul craig roberts a former assistant secretary of the treasury spoke to me please america is now becoming the battleground in the war on terror. brennan is moving the cia to a more powerful position which the cia will like what you see here is the movement of the cia away from being an intelligence agency...